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Researchers Prove Existence Of New Type Of Electron Wave
ScienceDaily is reporting that physicists at the University of New Hampshire have discovered the existence of a new type of electron wave on metal surfaces. "The acoustic surface plasmon, which will have implications for developments in nano-optics, high-temperature superconductors, and the fundamental understanding of chemical reactions on surfaces. [...] 'The existence of this wave means that the electrons on the surfaces of copper, iron, beryllium and other metals behave like water on a lake's surface,' says Diaconescu, a postdoctoral research associate in the Condensed Matter Group of the physics department at UNH. 'When a stone is thrown into a lake, waves spread radially in all directions. A similar wave can be created by the electrons on a metal surface when they are disturbed, for instance, by light.'"
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'When a stone is thrown into a lake, waves spread radially in all directions. A similar wave can be created by the electrons on a metal surface when they are disturbed, for instance, by light.'
Continued Diaconescu, 'This is sure to make a splash in the community. Our detractors have been trying to sink our efforts, and have been making waves at the conferences about this effect not being real, but this will certainly throw them in the deep end. The real lifesaver, though, will be our refined dataset, which is in stark contrast to our previous watered-down set. They will drown in the data.'
Towards the Singularity.
I sense a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of electrons cried out in waves, and were silenced by destructive interference.
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